our law recognizes that our constitution establishes no religion, we should have equality of treatment for our armed forces. i'd urge a no vote on this amendment and yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from louisiana is recognized. mr. fleming: mr. chairman, i'd like to yield to my good friend, doug collins, from georgia, for one minute. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. mr. fleming: who is by the way a chaplain himself. mr. collins: i appreciate the gentleman yielding time. this is an interesting amendment, especially for me, because i am currently a chaplain in the united states military. i appreciate the arguments that have been made here, but let's just bring back something that needs to be made. and then when we deal with this, in the contradiction of terms, a chaplain is there to provide services and spiritual guidance and a guiding hand, if you would, to all. those of faith and those with no faith. and that is done in a confidential setting and it is done in a way in which the person who brings